Become a Great Baker #4: Artistic Black Forest Cake Designs

In this lecture Irit presents an overview of everything this course covers, and broadly explains all of the recipes and skills you'll learn.

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In this lesson you’ll learn how to make a light, moist and airy chocolate sponge cake that is wonderful as a base for many layered cakes.

In this lesson you’ll learn how to make a light, moist and airy chocolate sponge cake that is wonderful as a base for many layered cakes.

In this lesson we’ll make the cherry filling, which gives the black forest cake its distinguished flavor. It is a wonderful fruit compote that is great as a filling for many cakes and desserts. It's also a great topping for cheesecakes and mousse cakes.

In this lesson we’ll make the cherry filling, which gives the black forest cake its distinguished flavor. It is a wonderful fruit compote that is great as a filling for many cakes and desserts. It's also a great topping for cheesecakes and mousse cakes.

In this lesson we’ll create the whipped cream filling which is a very light, airy and velvety layer inside the black forest cake. You can use the cream filling in many other layered cakes such as strawberry shortcake.

In this lesson we’ll create the whipped cream filling which is a very light, airy and velvety layer inside the black forest cake. You can use the cream filling in many other layered cakes such as strawberry shortcake.

In this lesson we’ll explore how to make dark chocolate ganache. The ganache is a very versatile recipe and can be used as filling, as well as for topping and piping. It's a wonderful recipe to have in your repertoire.

In this lesson we’ll explore how to make dark chocolate ganache. The ganache is a very versatile recipe and can be used as filling, as well as for topping and piping. It's a wonderful recipe to have in your repertoire.

After making all the recipes we’ll see how to use them all to assemble the black forest cake. We’ll use alternating layers of the chocolate sponge cake, cherry filling and whipped cream, and assemble the cake inside a ring like pros.

After making all the recipes we’ll see how to use them all to assemble the black forest cake. We’ll use alternating layers of the chocolate sponge cake, cherry filling and whipped cream, and assemble the cake inside a ring like pros.

In this lesson we’ll learn how to create stunning and realistic looking chocolate leaves, to decorate the top of the black forest cake and to turn it into a beautiful edible creation.

In this lesson we’ll learn how to create stunning and realistic looking chocolate leaves, to decorate the top of the black forest cake and to turn it into a beautiful edible creation.

An overview for creating the Birthday design for the Black Forest cake.

In this lesson Irit demonstrates how to prepare the cake by unmolding, frosting and smoothing it so it's ready for decoration. You'll see how to unmold the cake from the ring, and how to give the black forest cake a classy, beautiful look using simple techniques.

In this lesson you'll learn how to use dark chocolate ganache to frost and decorate the sides of the cake using sprinkles.

In this lesson we’ll go over piping techniques using dark chocolate ganache, that allows us to create beautiful rosette decorations on cakes and desserts.

In this lesson we’ll finish decorating the cake, explore several options for garnishes, and learn how to give it it’s final stunning look.

An overview for creating the Holiday design for the Black Forest cake.

In this lesson Irit demonstrates how to prepare the cake by unmolding, frosting and smoothing it so it's ready for decoration. You'll see how to unmold the cake from the ring, and how to give the black forest cake a classy, beautiful look using simple techniques.

In this lesson you'll learn a great technique to give the black forest cake a new and interesting look, by creating an elegant pattern on its sides using chocolate ganache.

In this lesson we’ll see how to use the chocolate leaves that we created earlier to decorate the top of the cake. The leaves give the cake a unique and festive look.

In this lesson we’ll finish the cake's decorations, and give some final touches to create a unique beautiful look.

An overview for creating the Classic design for the Black Forest cake.

In this lesson Irit demonstrates how to prepare the cake by unmolding, frosting and smoothing it so it's ready for decoration. You'll see how to unmold the cake from the ring, and how to give the black forest cake a classy, beautiful look using simple techniques.

In this lesson you'll learn how to give the black forest cake a new modern look by creating a smooth chocolate strip around its edges.

In this lesson you'll learn how to create a firm whipped cream frosting for piping and for decorating cakes.

In this lesson you'll learn a great technique to create beautiful patterns on cake tops. We'll use the whipped cream frosting to create shell borders on our black forest cake.

In this lesson we’ll finish decorating the cake by filling its top with yummy cherry compote.

In this lesson we’ll finish decorating the cake and give it it’s final stunning look by wrapping it with a fancy ribbon and bow.

In some people’s mind tempering is only done by professional pastry chefs, however you're about to discover that you can easily temper chocolate at home, even if you don’t have much experience or expensive equipment. In this lecture you’ll learn a great deal about tempering chocolate: why it's important, when it's best to use it and for which purposes. You'll also explore the two methods you can use for chocolate tempering: either manually or by using a tempering machine. Irit covers the advantages and disadvantages of each method, and explains when it's appropriate to use each of them.

In this lesson you’ll learn a great technique for tempering chocolate manually, which Irit perfected over years of experience working with chocolate. You’ll discover how simple it is to temper chocolate at home even if you don't have any experience. In fact, all you need is a little bit of patience and a chocolate thermometer, which is not expensive and can be easily found in most specialty stores.

Our discussion of tempering wouldn’t be complete without covering the subject of using a machine to temper chocolate. Using a machine has many advantages over manual tempering. In this lesson irit covers the different kinds of machines available to you, and explains how to pick a machine that's right for your needs. You'll also get a demo of running a full tempering cycle using a machine.

A brief summary of everything you learned in this course.